Bogotá Is Roiled by Protests

BOGOTÁ—Thousands of demonstrators clamored against President Juan Manuel Santos and clashed with police in Colombia's capital Thursday in a wave of discontent that is emerging as the government's toughest challenge in years.

A collection of small farmers, college students, truck drivers and opposition groups paralyzed large parts of the metropolis of eight million inhabitants, blocking vital roads and halting Bogotá's notoriously...

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